Yes Paige, I noticed the generic things that the patent app says. All COTS UVF spectrometers do that Paige. Can you find me one that does NOT? I gave you an example of one- the Nanodrop, but they all can do what is calimed in the abstract.
In fact, CDEX's XRF patent had very similar wording in the claims. All XRF spectrometers (give or take active cooling) require the claimed components. IMO, the granting of CDEX's only patent hinged on the phrase "a least about one meter" since no other company that I'm aware of has ever claimed such a stand-off distance in open air without vaccum assistance.
Is it a useful patent? I don't think so. Was it a necessary patent? You bet it was.
"Notice what this Patent says it does.. I space things out for myself because it makes it easier to digest.
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System and methods for detection and identification of chemical substances
Abstract
The invention provides a system and method utilizing, among other things, fluorescence spectroscopy in the ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to determine chemical species and concentrations.
The basic measuring system includes optics, a spectrograph, a detector, and an energy source ("head" components), along with a computer and control electronics and power source
capable of
generating and detecting unique fluorescence signatures for
individual and unique mixtures of chemical substances including, for example,
prescribed and/or compounded medications, alcohol products, food types, synthetic drugs, narcotics, perfumes, liquids, and the like.
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Individual and Unique Mixtures....concentrations....Hmmmmmmm....
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